Keyword
to tread on
- to dance
- to stamp the feet
- Frequency
- #1817
- Strokes
- 17
Readings
dǎo100%
Mnemonic
足 (foot) gives the meaning and 舀 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
舞蹈
dance (performance art); dancing
舞蹈家
dancer
重蹈覆辙
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom); fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past; to repeat a disastrous mistake
蹈
to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. dào
重蹈
(fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)
循规蹈矩
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention
手舞足蹈
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language; to gesture animatedly; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
赴汤蹈火
lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
北京舞蹈学院
Beijing Dance Academy
民间舞蹈
folk dance